Keywords: President Grant
Item 33337
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1871 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph
Item 5216
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Carte de visite
Item 111982
Winthrop Library, Winthrop, 1916
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Winthrop Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building
"The Grant store was a national chain specializing in merchandise under a dollar. The Grant building is brick with a front of granite and limestone in…"
Site Page
Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1865 to 1919: The Drys Gain New Adherents and Leaders
"… Stevens of Stroudwater was the right hand of President Frances Willard and succeeded her as national leader."
Story
Tammy Ackerman: Falling in love with Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
Someone "from away" who fell in love with Biddeford and contributed to its transformation
Story
Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn circa 1960
by David Rollins
The creation of Carrabassett Village and the Red Stallion Inn at Sugarloaf USA
